Cultivator



Aug. 4, 1931. (5. F. GALLOWAY 1,317,551

. cuunvnon Filed May 28. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 i 4 ATTORNEYS Aug. 4,1931. s. F. GALLOWAY 1,317,551 f CULTI VATOR Filed May 28, 1930 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 4 1931 UNITED? STATES PATENT armo s,

GENERAL FRANKLIN GALLOWAY-,; F FAYETTE; ALABAMA com-Immen- Applicationarea may 28,1930: seria ilv'o'; 456,487;

0 tion', and then follow this; operation as a separate distinctoperation; by running a" si'iiall plow or other suitable implemental'o'ng'theToW, whereby-to thro v the dirt onto the row, or dirt the rovas it is sometimes called infai'rnparlance. It is obvious thatcultivation in such separate and disti nce operations requiresaconsiderable amount of time, and'oneof the objects of the presentinvention is't'o provide a meansfor producing these resultssimultaneously by a single cultivat'or, thereby eliminating thenecessity of makin tWo -or more trips to .ea'ch' row, a's'hasbeen-commonlvreqinred heretofore;

A farther-object of the invention 1S to provide an attachment forcertain Well known Ina-lies o-f cultivator-s, having the usual Wheeledframe carrying cultivating 1nstrunie'ntahties, disposed 1n? staggeredrelation andadapted to operate on-opposite' sides of 3 a row; sai'da-ttachment aflordingia-lneans for properly associating certain of saidinstm mentaliti'esto perform the usual i double op eration;ashe'reinhefore mentioned, as a si ngleo oerat'ion. V

A still further object of the invention" is to provide oertainnoveli-inpl'ements capable ofbein readily and quickl y attached to theusual implementsha'n-k's whereby certain of the implements-Will producea* breal'ring' up oi a relatively thin layeroii top soil and turnthe=sanie away from the row, thereby remoi i'ng the t'rajsbyclogi's,Weeds; ete, and certain-others of the said" implements throw up or pullonto the row tlie'expo'sed 'rith niellovvs'oi-l; 7 4 @ther'a'r dfiirther objects and advantages ofthej invention will he hereinafter setforth and novelfeat'ures thereof defined by the ap nciecrciaims ln'the-dravvin'gs i? v Fig; 1 is a tragnientary sid'e elevation oi a; Wellknown make of cultivator showin the invention applied 'the reto,-certainof 'the us:- ual parts of the cultivatorframe: hei ng omit ted'for thesake of clear ness; I

Fig; 3 i-s a top lan view, certain of the parts" being: broken away IFig; PiS an enlargedgdetail side elevation of one of hecul tivatingim'plementgeertsin portions thereof being broken away and shown insection; v k

Fig. 5' is an enlarged detail side elevation of another cultivatingimplementcertain portions bein broken a vvayand shown tiong a-nd i Fi 6'is: enlar ed detail perspective View of the sock-et 'attachment'.

Like reference characters designate cor? responding parts in theseverar'figures ofthe drawings, whereinl denotes enerany a ci'il'tivator frar'neof a-w'ell known make, having the usuar Wheels 2 andlongitudrial beams 31 The h'ez'i nis 3"ar'e' interchangeable and car"rythe usual-thumpin me'mbe'rs'-4 at their rea r-ivard endseach ofsaidclamping mom b'ers including'a transverse support having spacedhorizontal" implement shank rejceiv'- ing openings 5' and 6 adj acenttoone' end thereof mid spaced verticalslnmk' receivin openings 7and'S'ad-jacent tothe oppos' t eendl V The horizontal openings 5 and 6'-adjustably receive the" usual" curved feetor" shanks QIeXtend ingrear-Wardlfyt e-dispose cultivating tools or implements at'the rear ofthe cultivatorf- Whereas the Vertical'ope'fiings 7 and surefortheip'iirpose'of customarily receiving the usual straight shank 1 0,of the for-'- Ward cultivating iniplenients to prqduce a normallystaggered relation; The-clamping inernb'ers l a-re providedwiththe-usnal means for seeming the shanks in the openin s j By" providingt'v'vo horizontal openings 5 and 6 anigl two vertical openings 7 and 8for each oftlie olainpingnieinhers f, a transverse adjustment of thecultivating?implements permitted whereby the distance between the saidimplements oribetwe n-tiie -ifn 3 1,eifie'rits' In carrying out theobjects of the present invention, the beams 3 are preferablyinterchanged from their normal positions for the purpose of positioningthe horizontal openings 5 and 6 towards the center of the cultivator todispose the cultivating implements relatively close to the oppositesides of the row adapted to be straddled by the cultivator. The curvedfeet or shanks 9 are preferably placed in the openings 5 at the extremeinner ends of the clamping members 4:, and socket attachments 11 havingshanks 12 and implement shank receiving openings 13 are provided for thepurpose of positioning certain of the cultivator implements insubstantial alignment with the implements carried by the curved feet 9.14 denotes an aperture extending through the socket for the purpose ofreceiving a pin or wedge to secure e the implement shank in the opening13. Ob-

viously, any other suitable means for securing the shanks therein may beemployed. The shanks 12 of the socket attachments are preferablyinserted in the openings 6 of the clamping members and the vertical feetor shanks 10 positioned in the openings 13.

Referring to the novel cultivating instrumentalities or implements, thestraight shanks 10 carried by the socket attachments are preferablyprovided with small plow blades or moldboard shovels 15 secured theretoin the usual manner by means of the bolts 16, these plow blades beingsubstituted for the usual tools or shovels. Formed on said blades arewing members 17 extending from the point of the blade upwardly andrearwardly of the same, the said wing members being curved or bent overin such a manner as to dispose the rear portions of the said members ina substantially edgewise or perpendicular position with respect to theblade over the approximate center-thereof. Obviously, the wing membersmay be attached to the blades in any suitable manner, but for thepurpose of illustration, they have been shown formed integrallytherewith and rebent on the same. Such constructions provide points forthe blades of double thickness which is very desirable since the saidpoints are subject to more or less wear. By virtue of this particularconstruction, the blades are adapted to break up a relatively thin layerof top soil and turn the same away from the row to expose the rich,mellow soil therebeneath.

Associated with the aforementioned plow blades or turning elements aresweeps 18 which are adapted to pull the exposed soil onto the row. Thesweeps are preferably carried by the curved feet 9 in substantialalignment with the plow blades 15 and are formed with a removable pointor tooth 19 and a winged heel or scraper 2O suitably secured tothe feetas by bolts 23.

21. designates generally the usual spring the spirit thereof as definedby the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a cultivator of the class described in cluding a wheeled frame,spaced longitudi nal and interchangeable beam members carried thereby,said beam members having a plurality of implement shank clamping membersarranged transversely thereof, said clamping members being provided withspaced openings, socket attachments for said clamping members havingshanks disposed in certain of said openings, said socket attachmentshaving implement shank receiving openings, soil turning implementshaving shanks disposed in said last mentioned openings, said soilturning implements including a curved blade and a curved wing extendingrearwardly and upwardly in spaced relation thereto from the pointthereof whereby to turn a relatively thin layer of top soil away from arow, and a plurality of sweeps having shanks disposed in certain othersof said openings in substan 'tial alignment in rear of said turningimplements whereby to pull the exposed soil onto the row.

2. In a cultivator, the combination of a plow blade for turning arelatively thin layer of top soil away from a'row, said blade having arebent wing member forming a point on said blade of double thickness,and a sweep positioned in substantial alignment in rear of said plowblade to pull the exposed soil onto the row, said sweep comprising atooth and a winged heel scraper associated therewith.

8. In a cultivator, the combination of a plow blade having an upstandingcurved wing member attached thereto in superposed relation fordeflecting a relatively thin layer of top soil to one side of a row, anda swee located in the rear of said plow blade for pulling the exposedsoil onto the row, said sweep including a winged heel scraper and adetachable point therefor.

41;. A cultivator tool comprising a curved plow blade and a curved wingmember connected to the forward portion thereof and extendingsubstantially parallel with the edge of said plow blade, the curvatureof said wing member being substantially the mil same as the curvature ofthe plow blade at the connection therewith and increasing in alongitudinal direction towards the center of said wing member so as todispose the rear portion of said wing member towards thecenter of andsubstantially at right angles to said blade. 7

5. A cultivator tool comprising a curved plow blade and a wing member ofuniform Width connected thereto at the forward portion thereof, saidwing member extending longitudinally of said blade adjacent to one edgethereof and being curved upwardly and having a permanent twist impartedto the same whereby to dispose the rear portion of said wing membersubstantially edgewise to said blade.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GENERAL FRANKLIN GALLOWAY.

